| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| tummler |
an entertainer or social director who encourages participation by guests or audience. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |